Should J.J. Watt be in MVP contention?

Summary of 13 articles · Updated Dec 8, 2012

Watt , or any defensive player, winning the MVP award was beyond a long shot. Along with another sack, Watt added three more tackles for loss against the Titans on Sunday. This week, we discussed J.J. Watt 's candidacy for MVP. The official scorers had or… (more)iginally said that when Titans quarterback Jake Locker slipped, fell and fumbled just as Watt was pressuring him, that it wasn’t a sack for Watt because Locker dropped the ball before Watt touched him. Watt’s attempt to catch 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith for the NFL sack lead was bolstered when the league’s official statisticians reviewed the tape from Sunday’s win over the Titans and gave Watt another sack. Smith is on pace to break the record and finish with 23.5, while Watt is on pace to fall just short with 22, and Miller is currently on pace for 20. That national perception shouldn't be subject to change based on one night, considering Houston is 11-1, considering the Texans rank No. 1 in every power poll I've seen, considering they own wins against Denver, Baltimore and Chicago.

Watt reaching new altitude with superb season

One day after the regular season ends, a panel of sports writers and broadcasters will vote on individual awards in the NFL for the Associated Press. Three players are in the running for NFL Defensive Player of the Year: Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, …

What Monday can do for Texans, Watt

This week, we discussed J.J. Watt's candidacy for MVP. Fair or not, the "Monday Night Football" stage gives him a huge platform to make his case for defensive player of the year, and even for MVP. If he harasses Tom Brady, gets a sack or two, …

The Trenchie Awards: Some Vintage John Abraham and the Play of the Year From J.J. Watt

Patriots breaking out the sporting goods to prepare for Watt

For years, basketball coaches have prepared their teams for shot-blockers by giving practice players tennis rackets. The Patriots are only facing J.J. Watt and the Texans this week, not Dikembe Mutombo, so they’re using racquetball racquets. “I know c

J.J. Watt credited with another sack, trails Aldon Smith by one

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt’s attempt to catch 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith for the NFL sack lead was bolstered when the league’s official statisticians reviewed the tape from Sunday’s win over the Titans and gave Watt another sack. The official

RTC: How Pats prepare Brady for Watt

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans Tom Brady and the Patriots are going to great lengths to prepare for the Texans, says Reid Laymance of the Houston Chronicle. To which I say: I wonder if some Titans coaches are saying, “Hey, we should have done t

Brady, Patriots go to great lengths to prepare for Texans

The Patriots are going to great lengths, literally, to prepare for J.J. Watt and the Texans defensive front, which has a knack for blocking passes. “I know coach [Bill] Belichick likes to bring guys with racquetball paddles and stick those up in the air

J.J. Watt gets credit for another sack

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt was credited with an extra sack in Sunday’s 24-10 victory against Tennessee. Titans quarterback Jake Locker fumbled, and it was originally ruled a team sack. The Texans protested to Elias Sports Bureau, and after reviewing

Bill Belichick would vote for J.J. Watt as defensive player of the year

If Patriots coach Bill Belichick had a vote for the defensive player of the year award, Texans defensive lineman J.J. Watt would get it. “He looks like the defensive player of the year to me,” Belichick said of Watt, via CSNHouston.com. “He’s been

J.J. Watt talks with Mike and Mike

Texans DE J.J. Watt dishes on why his season has been so successful, the impact of Brian Cushing's absence, getting ready to face Tom Brady and the Patriots and more. Hear his appearance with Mike and Mike this morning here.